1 Samuel 14:48

14:48 He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies. ¹ 

Job 21:30

21:30 that the evil man is spared

from the day of his misfortune,

that he is delivered ² 

from the day of God’s wrath?

Ecclesiastes 8:13

8:13 But it will not go well with the wicked,

nor will they ³  prolong their ⁴  days like a shadow, ⁵ 

because they ⁶  do not stand in fear ⁷  before God.

[14:48]  ¹ tn Heb “plunderers.”

[21:30]  ² tn The verb means “to be led forth.” To be “led forth in the day of trouble” means to be delivered.

[8:13]  ³ tn Heb “he.”

[8:13]  ⁴ tn The word “their” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.

[8:13]  ⁵ tn The phrase “like a shadow” (כַּצֵּל, katsel) modifies the verb (“prolong”) rather than the noun (“days”). Several English versions misconstrue the line: “he will not prolong his days, [which are] like a shadow” (KJV, ASV); “the man who does not fear God is like a shadow” (NEB); and “he will not prolong his shadowy days” (NAB). It should be rendered “he will not prolong his days like a shadow” (RSV, NRSV, NASB, MLB, NIV). Unlike a shadow that lengthens at sunset, the wicked do not normally live long.

[8:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “he.”

[8:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “they do not fear.”